Stocked

FMZ 20 · Lake Ontario Management Unit

Hamilton Harbour

Hamilton Harbour (FMZ 20) was last stocked in 2025 with 10,000 Chinook Salmon fingerlings.

Records here go back to 1997: 14 stocking events in total.

In the sweet spot

Chinook Salmon stocked here in 20212023 should be a good size now. See other chinook salmon lakes in Zone 20 worth fishing.

Fish stocked per yearShaded years 20212023: those fish should be catchable size now
20162017201820192020202120222023: 10,085 Chinook Salmon10k202320242025: 10,000 Chinook Salmon10k20252026
  • Chinook Salmon

By species

  • Chinook SalmonIn the sweet spot
    Last stocked
    2025
    Stocked 20212023
    10,085
    Last 10 yrs
    20,085

    Significant stockings 3–5 years ago. Those fish should be a good size now.

  • WalleyeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2015
    Stocked 20212023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

  • Northern PikeHistorical only
    Last stocked
    2014
    Stocked 20212023
    0
    Last 10 yrs
    0

    No stockings in the last ten years of data.

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStageFishNotes
2025Chinook Salmonfingerlings10,000
2023Chinook Salmonfingerlings10,085
Older records (12 stockings, 19972015)
DateSpeciesStageFishStrain / purpose
2015-07-08Walleyefingerlings13,648Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2015-07-06Walleyefingerlings39,315Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2015-05-29Walleyefry1,017,625Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2014-06-13Walleyefry950,000Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2014-05-01Northern Pikesub-adults1,086Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation
2013-07-12Walleyefingerlings10,000Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2012-11-14Walleyeadults74Bay of Quinte (Wild) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2012-07-06Walleyefingerlings25,189Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
2012-07-05Walleyefingerlings74,811Bay of Quinte (WKC) · Rehabilitation/Assessment
1999-07-02Walleyefingerlings6,000Napanee River (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1998-07-13Walleyefingerlings5,000Napanee River (Wild) · Rehabilitation
1997-10-15Walleyeadults130Unknown Stock · Rehabilitation

Recent records (2016 on) are year-only; MNRF does not publish stocking dates. Historical records (to 2015) include dates and strain.

Where it is

43.2890, -79.8341 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Hamilton Harbour Fish Stocking — Chinook Salmon | Stocked